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Jamaica's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jamaica took in $261 thousand and spent $447 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)56%City taxes24%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

8.4%

of Jamaica's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
15%$39 thousand
Sales tax
8.4%$22 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$147 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
8.8%$23 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$17 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

77%

of Jamaica's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
77%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jamaica. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Jamaica itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.